Putin sends New Year and Christmas greetings to Monaco

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent New Year and Christmas greetings to the King and Queen of Spain and the Prince of Monaco and expressed the hope for positive development of relations with these countries, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday.

“The Russian head of state has conveyed his most sincere wishes of happiness, prosperity and successes to King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, other members of the Royal Family and all Spanish citizens and stressed that he hopes to see in 2019 the Russia-Spanish relations of friendship and mutual respect developing constructively for the benefit of the two countries’ peoples and of entire Europe”, the Kremlin said.

Putin also sent a separate message to the father of the ruling Spanish monarch, King Juan Carlos I.

Apart from that, the Russian president sent his New Year and Christmas greetings to Prince of Monaco Albert II. “The Russian leader expressed the hope that in 2019 cooperation between Russia and Monaco will be enriched with new interesting joint initiatives and projects,” the Kremlin said.

[caption id="attachment_23185" align="alignleft" width="318"] Nathalie Amorratti-Blanc, Member of the Conseil National and President of the Commission “Women and Family Rights”. Photo: conseil-national.mc[/caption]
GenderHopes marks the International Day of the Girl on Wednesday, October 11, at the National Council in Monaco Ville, under a new name: She Can He Can.
After four successful years as a registered charity in Monaco, GenderHopes is changing the name of its association to She Can He Can to better reflect its new mission and objectives.
The launch will be hosted by Nathalie Amorratti-Blanc, Member of the Conseil National and President of the Commission “Women and Family Rights”. Ms Amorratti-Blanc will speak about the National Council’s commitment to celebrate the International Day of the Girl and to support local initiatives, such as She Can He Can, to support girls’ leadership.
She Can He Can aims to inspire and support girls to take leadership roles but it encourages both girls and boys to challenge deeply-held, life-limiting gender stereotypes and to realise their full potential, independent of their sex, the organisers say.
Founded by Vibeke Brask Thomsen in 2011, GenderHopes has put the International Day of the Girl on the agenda in Monaco. It has also worked since its creation to combat domestic violence by informing victims of their rights and resources.

[caption id="attachment_4949" align="alignleft" width="300"] HE Serge Telle, Minister of State. Photo: gouv.mc[/caption]
HE Minister of State Serge Telle has told Russian news outlet Sputnik that he will accompany Prince Albert on his October visit to Moscow, during which meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top officials are planned.
“I will accompany the Prince to Russia on October 6 in order to open a big event at the Tretyakov gallery about the historic links between the Romanovs and the Grimaldis, the Monaco royal family. We have worked quite hard on the history of the two royal families,” HE Telle said on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. “We will see President Putin and many officials.”
When asked whether Monaco is considering increasing cooperation with Russia, Telle replied, “Yes, we have ideas but we will discuss it during the visit.” The minister also described the present relations between the two countries as “very good”.
The Minister of State also told Russian media outlets that although Monaco has taken in a small number of refugees, the Principality has no plans to take in more.
“The size of our territory and our population do not allow (us) to take hundreds of thousands of refugees… our part is very symbolic,” he commented.
HE Telle had earlier told the General Assembly that although Monaco is responsible for a small portion of global emissions, the country has the ambition to be a leader in energy innovation. Monaco also has committed to reduce greenhouse emissions by 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2030.